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| author |   Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com> | 2011-09-27 06:07:53 -0700 |
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| committer |   Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2011-10-04 13:46:38 +0100 |
| commit | 78ddcae27ff474ffc9867a15851734852f74db4c (patch) | |
| tree | 96f329354974dbfe51f257241a8296ed9bd08518 /documentation | |
| parent | 3790c5580ac0db1f1308ba414c4f3a4e267125cf (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-contrib-78ddcae27ff474ffc9867a15851734852f74db4c.tar.gz | |
documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml: edits to FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES.
Some minor re-wordings to give some context on how to use these special
files and the variable to point to them.
(From yocto-docs rev: 4482b42f4a224bada7a0fa5fe4821a753ba55d80)
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <scott.m.rifenbark@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml | 24 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml index dbc343c8fb..625cd3eb4b 100644 --- a/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml +++ b/documentation/poky-ref-manual/ref-variables.xml @@ -411,25 +411,29 @@ <glossdef> <para>Allows you to define your own file permissions settings table as part of your configuration for the packaging process. + For example, suppose you need a consistent set of custom permissions for + a set of groups and users across an entire work project. + It is best to do this in the packages themselves but this is not always + possible. + </para> + <para> By default, the Yocto Project uses the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, which is located in the <filename>meta/files</filename> directory of the Yocto Project files directory. - While it is recommended that you just allow the build system to use the - default <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>, you can create and use - your own file permissions file and then set - the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable to point to that - file. - </para> - <para> If you create your own file permissions setting table, you should place it in your layer or the distros layer. + </para> + <para> You define the <filename>FILESYSTEM_PERMS_TABLES</filename> variable in the - <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file found in the Yocto Project's - build directory. + <filename>conf/local.conf</filename> file, which is found in the Yocto Project's + build directory, to point to your custom <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>. + You can specify more than a single file permissions setting table. + The paths you specify to these files must be defined within the + <filename>BBPATH</filename> variable. </para> <para> For guidance on how to create your own file permissions settings table file, - see the <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>. + examine the existing <filename>fs-perms.txt</filename>. </para> </glossdef> </glossentry> |